R
Ronin
Hey Gang,
I'll be visiting relatives next week and one tells me she has this strange
problem with her CD/DVD drives and asks if I know an answer. As she
describes it, on both of her XP desktops but not her Vista laptop, if she
inserts a CD or DVD that has an EXE file on the root, it not only does not
autorun when it's supposed to, the entire contents are invisible and
inaccessible in Windows Explorer.
She says it's been this way for a long time. I know about the EXE file
association fix and I'll of course run that, but I have a suspicion it's not
the problem. What I suspect is some rogue security app. Does that strike
anyone as something you've seen before? I know I have a lot more diagnostic
steps to perform -- the lady finds telephone tech assistance much to
bothersome -- but if anyone here can provide a nice, neat shortcut, it sure
would make my trip a lot more relaxing.
OK, it doesn't have to be all that neat. I'm a backyard mechanic, used to
getting dirty.
I'll be visiting relatives next week and one tells me she has this strange
problem with her CD/DVD drives and asks if I know an answer. As she
describes it, on both of her XP desktops but not her Vista laptop, if she
inserts a CD or DVD that has an EXE file on the root, it not only does not
autorun when it's supposed to, the entire contents are invisible and
inaccessible in Windows Explorer.
She says it's been this way for a long time. I know about the EXE file
association fix and I'll of course run that, but I have a suspicion it's not
the problem. What I suspect is some rogue security app. Does that strike
anyone as something you've seen before? I know I have a lot more diagnostic
steps to perform -- the lady finds telephone tech assistance much to
bothersome -- but if anyone here can provide a nice, neat shortcut, it sure
would make my trip a lot more relaxing.
OK, it doesn't have to be all that neat. I'm a backyard mechanic, used to
getting dirty.
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